Cell and Molecular Biology With Point Access Codes 1st Edition

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Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Cell and Molecular Biology offers a highly visual presentation of essential cell and molecular biology, focusing on topics related to human health and disease. This new addition to the internationally best-selling Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series includes all the popular features of the series: an abundance of full-color annotated illustrations, expanded outline format, chapter summaries, review questions, and case studies that link basic science to real-life clinical situations. The book can be used as a review text for a stand-alone cell biology course in medical, health professions, and upper-level undergraduate programs, or in conjunction with Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry for integrated courses. A companion Website features the fully searchable online text, an interactive Question Bank for students, and an Image Bank for instructors to create PowerPoint® presentations. Salient Features 280 full-color, annotated illustrations and 60 tables to visually explain concepts in the text Chapter-opening overviews and end-of-chapter summaries Clinical vignettes and case studies along with board-style review questions in each chapter Follows the standard approach and expanded outline format of the Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews series Integrated coverage of relevant histology Key words shown throughout the text in boldface and newly introduced vocabulary and abbreviations defined Table of Contents Unit I: CELL AND TISSUE STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION 1. Stem Cells and Their Differentiation 2. Extracellular Matrix and Cell Adhesion 3. Biological Membranes 4. Cytoskeleton 5. Organelles Unit II: ORGANIZATION OF THE EUKARYOTIC GENOME AND GENE EXPRESSION 6. The Eukaryotic Genome 7. DNA Replication 8. Transcription 9. Translation 10. Regulation of Gene Expression 11. Protein Trafficking 12. Protein Degradation Unit III: BIOMEMBRANE TRANSPORT 13. Basic Concepts of Transport 14. Active Transport 15. Glucose Transport 16.Drug Transport Unit IV: CELL SIGNALING 17. G Protein Signaling 18. Catalytic Receptor Signaling 19. Steroid Receptor Signaling Unit V: REGULATION OF CELL GROWTH AND CELL DEATH 20. The Cell Cycle 21. Regulation of the Cell Cycle 22. Abnormal Cell Growth 23. Cell Death 24. Aging and Senescence